from Cliina^ Japan ^ and Corea. 447 



with blackish, especially on abdominal area, which is tinged 

 with yellowish ; di.^cal spot blackish ; a yellow band dotted 

 or edged with black extends from just above anal angle to a 

 little beyond third median nervule. Fringes g\:Qj on 

 primaries, whitish on secondaries, preceded on each wing by 

 a row of black spots. Under surface similar to the upper- 

 side, but the transverse markings are not distinct on primaries 

 and there is a black spot on the middle of the costa of 

 secondaries. 



Expanse 44-46 millim. 



Nine male specimens from Pu-tsu-fong, July. 



Var. nehularia^ nov. 



Primaries whitish, mottled and clouded with smoky brown ; 

 discal spot blackish, placed in the lower end of a cloud on 

 costal area ; basal area marked with yellow ; beyond the 

 middle of the wing there is a yellow irregular line, but this 

 is not clearly defined. Secondaries whitish, sprinkled with 

 brownish ; there is a small cloud-like spot on the middle of 

 the abdominal margin, and a short dash of yellow, bordered 

 on each side by brownish spots, above anal angle ; central 

 spot blackish. Fringes brownish, marked with whitish at 

 ends of the nervules. Under surface similar to above, but 

 the yellow markings of primaries are absent and there are 

 some yellow hairs at the base of secondaries. 



Expanse 44-54 millim. 



1 have a long and rather variable series of this form, the 

 specimens comprised therein being from Ta-chien-lu, Pu-tsu- 

 fong, Ni-tou, Wa-shan, Omei-siian, and Chia-ting-fu : July. 



Distribution. Kumaun j iSikhim {Hampson) • Western 

 China. 



Abraxas punctist'gnari'a, sp. n. (PL VII. fio-. 13.) 



Primaries pale yellowish buff, marked with yellow at the 

 base of costa and sparingly spotted with black ; the most 

 conspicuous of these spots are three or four on basal portion 

 of costa and a transverse series beyond the middle of the 

 wing, the spots forming the lower portion of the series are 

 rather larger than the others and are placed on a yellow 

 abbreviated band from the inner margin. Secondaries paler 

 than primaries, but more liberally spotted with black the 

 central series followed on abdominal margin b^ a yellow 

 patch ; all the wings have a black discal spot. Fringes pale 

 yellowish buff. Under surface similar in colour to that of 

 the upperside of the secondaries ; black markings as above 



